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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mary no longer demand of Elizabeth as of spring, 1555?

2. Why does Queen Mary request Elizabeth to return to court in the summer of 1554?

3. What does Elizabeth fear about returning to London in 1554?

4. What do the Queen's councilors want to do with Elizabeth in winter, 1554?

5. How does Mary's court change after Elizabeth leaves in 1553?

Short Essay Questions

1. Under what circumstances do Hannah and her father move to England?

2. What vision does Hannah have concerning Tom Seymour?

3. In Autumn and Winter 1553, what do Mary's advisors recommend that she do to secure her throne?

4. What does Hannah have a vision of on the way to Mary's castle with Elizabeth?

5. Why does Hannah return to serve Elizabeth after agreeing to go to France?

6. What did Mary's councillors want to do to Elizabeth following the uprising against Mary? Why does Elizabeth procrastinate in her return to London?

7. Who did the country people hope would ascend to the throne and why?

8. What news trickles in to Woodstock while Hannah is staying the winter there with Elizabeth?

9. What was the goal of the rebel army that advanced to London in winter 1553?

10. Though Mary is about to give birth to an heir, under what circumstance would Elizabeth still be in line to the throne?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the motif of love and romance. Discuss the relationship between Hannah and Lord Dudley, as well as Hannah and Daniel.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the real historical figures which Gregory depicts in the novel. Who are they? Does Gregory depict these figures accurately? Does she change any elements of their lives to further the plot?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the motif of power in the novel "The Queen's Fool". Who seeks power? Why do Mary and Elizabeth desire to become Queen? What do they want to do as Queen? To what lengths does Elizabeth go to achieve this goal? To what lengths does Mary go to keep her title? Who is Lady Jane Grey and how does she (and her supporters) try to takeover the throne?

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